Nassau County police investigate scene where a driver, dodging officers,...

Nassau County police investigate scene where a driver, dodging officers, caused "multiple auto accidents" on Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square on Saturday Jan. 6, 2018. Credit: Lou Minutoli

A driver dodging Nassau police causing “multiple auto accidents” Saturday evening on Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square has been arrested, an official said.

“There were auto accidents — plural — that occurred,” a police spokesman said. “It was involving a police investigation.”

The havoc that erupted around 5:40 p.m. prompted the police to close the westbound section of Hempstead Turnpike that runs from Lincoln Road to Harrison Avenue, police said. The road was reopened around 9 p.m. police said.

This is the second time this week that a motorist crashed while trying to evade Nassau police, but was arrested.

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